You Are My Fave

spotted and hearted

March 30, 2011 // 0 Comments

A cake stand terrarium spotted on Dream Everyday

image: Susan of en pointe photography

I swear, you make something mini and I’ll instantly want to buy it spotted on Charlotte’s Fancy

Forget candy, I want my Easter eggs to be filled with confetti spotted on Abby Try Again

image: Abby Powell

Patterned branding spotted on Design Work Life

Clothes pins that decided to be awesome spotted on Aesthetic Outburst

Sorry I’m running late this morning, I got distracted by something shiny. Want to be distracted too? Look through the archives of the blog from Scout’s Honor Code. I adore Annemarie’s aesthetic and can’t wait to see more shiny work from her.

styled is my fave

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It’s a happy day for Victoria indeed. She just launched Styled Magazine (with the cute subtitle “the art of merry making”) a fantastic collaboration of creative talents in the party making arena. I was lucky enough to be involved in styling a little party scene based off of an outfit from the lovely shop Ruche (I picked a couple cardigans naturally). So I got to go shopping and plan a little party at the same time. Bliss. See more photos and the lovely contributions of such faves as Camille, Liz, Brittany and Sara, and Erin in Styled.

photo by my friend Katie for You Are My Fave

strawberry details are my fave

March 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

I love the country feel (a good balance of rustic and class, if those two words can exist next to each other) and strawberry details from Jenny and Stan’s wedding. Adding strawberries to your bouquet is pretty genius.Chelsea, I’m going to need you to whip me up some of those.

images: Katie Stoops via Merriment Events

PS strawberry balloon and strawberry wax paper!

undecorate is my fave

March 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

Have I mentioned we’re house hunting? We’re just in the beginning stages but I’m already inpatient. Every house we look at I instantly think about how I would decorate it and where a good place for my cake stand collection would be. Ryan is the rational one looking at the condition of the water heater and such. If I fall in love with one feature, I’m ready to sign the papers, but he brings me down to earth.

To hanker this yearn to decorate (because I’ve completely given up on our apartment and don’t even bother to clean it anymore) I am pouring over the pages of Undecorate from Dwell Studio’s leading lady, Christiane Lemieux. Friends, it is GOOD. The first thing I fell in love with was the perfect shade of chartreuse on the cover. Then I started flipping through and audibly gasped at nearly every page (Ryan thought I was reacting to March Madness). I was so intrigued by every featured home, I actually read the text! They’re all liveable and realistic and you just want to be friends with all the home owners. I could go on but my sub-par writing won’t do this beautiful book justice. So today, because you’re happy it’s Friday, just buy yourself a little present and behold for yourself.

all photos in Undecorate by Melanie Acevedo

a book of checklists is my fave

March 24, 2011 // 0 Comments

Today I’m fond of this mini book of 172 things ‘to do’ in order to increase your level of accomplishment byBrandy Fedoruk. Things I could check off if they were listed in the book:
- even out a row of brownies
- wikipedia everything
- wear the same pair of pants for a week straight
- dust the bookshelf with your sleeve
- make a lame attempt at doing a pull-up

via Tcktyboo

spotted and hearted

March 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

An apartment of a Gap queen (so hip it hurts) spotted on Gap Mag

image: Dan McMahon

Mallory always comes up with the best dream outfits spotted on Where the Lovely Things Are

Who knew mint triangles + a necklace chain would be the perfect match? spotted on Greedy Girl

I love everything Joke comes up with (have I said that before?) spotted on Tokketok

Oversized portraits spotted on Eden Lang (which if you plan on reading, get your tissues out ladies) spotted onSimply Grove

fabric wrapping is my fave

March 22, 2011 // 1 Comment

I seem to have this habit of getting stuck on one thing and I really love it (borderline obsession love it) until I tire and move on. Sometimes it manifests itself in the form of a movie, like that one summer when I was nine and watched Mighty Ducks every single day. Sometimes it manifests itself in a food, like the month I put mustard on everything. And right now it manifests itself in the beauty of fabric wrapping. I’m spending my days studyingthese tutorials from Chewing the Cud and thrift shopping for pretty scarves. It’s going to be hard to kick this one.

images: Studio Patro, Joseph De Leo for Handmade Weddings, Chewing the Cud, Angela Gaspar styled by You + Me via Brooklyn Bride, Chewing the Cud

a strawberry party is my fave

March 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

The talented ladies of One Charming Party invited me to their blog last week where I posted ideas for astrawberry breakfast party. Are you impressed with my watercolor skills? Check out all the details, including afull tutorial for the tin can favors, on OCP.

photos: Leslie Tippetts

finding your happy is my fave

March 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

Michelle asked me to take part in her love out loud series focused on finding joy in the everyday. I specifically talked about following your heart pertaining to starting a business. Now doing what you want for “a living” (I don’t make enough to consider it a living yet) may help in the daily happy scale but it’s not the problem solver, there are a lot of obstacles and trials that come with it too. I realize that most people aren’t in the position to take the leap and often have to go with what seems to be the more practical choice. But no matter your position, you can always find your happy somewhere. You can find your happy in a quiet morning, in a sunny day, in a nice welcome home hug, in a delicious meal, in allowing yourself a break, in a call from a friend, in the good song that comes on the radio, in the small moments.

Somedays are just the worst. Somedays you find yourself mourning for people across the world and you can do very little. Somedays you feel sorry for yourself and somedays you feel sorry for others. Recognize those feelings, allow yourself to be sad but don’t forget the happy. Because even on the worst of days, there is always happy to be found.

image: untitled from Life Love Paper

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